Methods and systems for parking location navigation

Abstract

A method comprises determining a relative position between a mobile device and a parked vehicle and causing one or more sounds to be emitted, wherein a volume or a pattern of the one or more sounds is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 determining a relative position between a mobile device and a parked vehicle; and   causing one or more sounds to be emitted, wherein a volume or a pattern of the one or more sounds is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 causing the one or more sounds to be emitted from the mobile device.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 causing the one or more sounds to be emitted from the parked vehicle.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle comprises a distance and a direction between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a volume of the one or more sounds emitted is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a frequency at which the one or more sounds are emitted is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a pitch of the one or more sounds emitted is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the pattern at which the one or more sounds are emitted is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 transmitting a location of the mobile device to a remote computing device; and   receiving the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle from the remote computing device.   
     
     
         10 . A method comprising:
 upon determination that a mobile device is not able to receive a GPS signal when a vehicle is parked, monitoring a relative position between the mobile device and the vehicle as the mobile device moves away from the vehicle until the mobile device is able to receive a GPS signal; and   upon determination that the mobile device is able to receive a GPS signal, determining a location of the mobile device based on the GPS signal, and determining a location of the vehicle based on the location of the mobile device and the relative position between the mobile device and the vehicle.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 transmitting the location of the vehicle to a remote computing device.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 transmitting a location of the mobile device to the remote computing device;   receiving, from the remote computing device, a direction and a distance between the mobile device and the vehicle; and   emitting a sound based on the direction and the distance between the mobile device and the vehicle.   
     
     
         13 . A mobile device comprising a controller configured to:
 determine a relative position between the mobile device and a parked vehicle; and   cause one or more sounds to be emitted from the mobile device, wherein a volume or a pattern of the one or more sounds is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle.   
     
     
         14 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the mobile device is a smart phone. 
     
     
         15 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the mobile device is a key fob. 
     
     
         16 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein a volume of the one or more sounds emitted by the mobile device is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein a frequency at which the one or more sounds are emitted by the mobile device is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         18 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein a pitch of the one or more sounds emitted by the mobile device is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         19 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the pattern at which the one or more sounds are emitted by the mobile device is based on the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle. 
     
     
         20 . The mobile device of  claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
 transmit a location of the mobile device to a remote computing device; and   receive the relative position between the mobile device and the parked vehicle from the remote computing device.